Turkish delight

Lokum/Turkish delight

Lokum stall
Alternative names	Lokum, rahat lokum
Type	Confection
Place of origin	Ottoman Empire,[1] Persia[2]
Serving temperature	Room temperature
Main ingredients	Starch, sugar
Variations	Multiple to include nuts, dried fruit
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Turkish delight or lokum is a type of sweet originating from modern day Turkey and Iran. It is mainly made out of rose water and several types of nuts.^[3]

Traditionally they are served after a meal with Turkish coffee.^[4] There are a variety different flavours of Lokum, for example rose water, lemon and chocolate.

It is very popular throughout the Middle East and the Balkans.

1. ↑ Roufs, Timothy G.; Roufs, Kathleen Smyth (2014). Sweet Treats around the World: An Encyclopedia of Food and Culture. ABC-CLIO. pp. 343–346. ISBN 978-1-61069-220-5.
2. ↑ Richardson, Tim (2003). Sweets, a History of Temptation, p. 51. Bantam Press, London. ISBN 055381446X.
3. ↑ "Rose and pistachio Turkish delight recipe".
4. ↑ airport_transfer